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05 - A book by an author who has written more than 20 books
Thinking about going with Philippa Gregory for this one! She has a few I haven’t read yet.There’s also Terry Pratchett I think? Surely he has written more than 20!
Stephen KingTerry Pratchett
Dean Koontz
Agatha Christie
Isaac Asimov
R.L. Stine
Laura LippmanLisa Gardner
Charlaine Harris
Michael Connelly
Surely James Patterson qualifies
Lucy Maud Montgomery
Nalini SinghPenny Reid
Patricia Briggs
Ilona Andrews
Faith Hunter
Janet Evanovich
Sue Grafton
James Michener
P.G. Wodehouse - Jeeves etcDorothy Gilman - Mrs. Polifax etc.
John Scalzi
Catherynne M. Valente
Joyce Carol Oates
David Levithan
Mac Barnett
Anthony Horowitz
Louise Erdrich
Alexander McCall Smith, have not read his latest Ladies Detective one
Jodi Picoult and Nicholas Sparks both have just over 20 books.
Atwood should count here since they specify 20 books not 20 novels. "Since 1961, she has published 17 books of poetry, 16 novels, 10 books of non-fiction, eight collections of short fiction, eight children's books, and one graphic novel, as well as a number of small press editions in poetry and fiction."
Just to note, you really can't depend on Goodreads to give you a quick accurate number of how many books someone has written, especially if you don't think a single ebook short story or the foreword to someone else's book should "count" toward that number. Goodreads also sometimes mistakenly counts translations as separate works. (Popsugar seems to have made some errors along these lines, as far as their suggestions go.)
I'll read one of the few left by Mercedes Lackey that I haven't read yet. Probably will finally start her Hunter series.
Mary Beth wrote: "Goodreads also sometimes mistakenly counts translations as separate works...."This is down to the way users have added them (as distinct works rather than adding another edition). When I spot stray editions I always combine them with the main listing, but as someone who only speaks English it's sometimes hard for me to be 100% certain a translation is the same book.
Jo Nesbo could be a good one for those still going through the Harry Hole series. Headhunters was also really good (standalone)
I was going to go with Stephen King but I’m just finding out that Holly Black has written more then 20. I think Cassandra Clare also fits this category as well.
I been wanting to read something by Douglas Preston. He has written more than 20 books (or co-written) so I might use him for this prompt.
Wilbur Smith, I love his Courtneys of Africa series (I think they are just under the count for the more than 20 in a series prompt, stopping at 18)John Sandford, author of the Prey series (which makes the cut for series of more than 20 books, at 31)
Jean Plaidy, whose real name was Eleanor Alice Burford/Mrs. George Percival Hibbert, and who is the same person as Victoria Holt and Philippa Carr - as Plaidy she wrote a lot on the Tudor family, similar to Philippa Gregory
Timothy Zahn would work for this prompt.
2020 Popsugar Challenge~Authors with 20+ Books
Sibella Giorello
Victoria Connelly
Victoria Thompson
Donna Leon
Louise Penny
Susan May Warren
Melody Carlson
Joanne Fluke
Julia Cameron
Jennifer Chiaverini
Murray PuraC. S. Lewis
Terri Blackstock
Lisa Tawn Bergren
Lisa Wingate
Mary Manners
Anna Lee Huber
Rachel McMillan
Eva Pohler - Not as prolific, but she was one of my Lit professors and she's a super awesome person!
Seanan McGuire who has over 20 in her three main series WITHOUT pointing out that she is also Mira Grant
I’ve got a few options for this:Philippa Gregory (Author)
Bernard Cornwell
William Boyd
Graham Greene
Philip Kerr
Ken Follett
Sebastian Faulks - if you include books where he is the editor
Alan Furst
Don't forget about Mary Higgins Clark.
I am going to do either a Stephen King or an Anne Rice.
If anyone is a romance reader Christina Lauren will publish their 20th full length novel next year. If we are counting 0.5 novels/novellas then they have over 20 published works already
We need some historical and contemporary romance writers and romantic suspense, so here are some of my faves:Suzanne Brockmann
Georgette Heyer
Stephanie Laurens
Robyn Carr
Susan Wiggs
RaeAnne Thayne
Susan Mallery
Marie Force
Nora Roberts
Jude Deveraux
Catherine Coulter
Mary Stewart
Helen MacInnes
Barbara Metzger
Lindsay McKenna
Sherryl Woods
Roxanne St. Claire
Ashley Gardner
Katie Ruggle
Bella Andre
Barbara Freethy
David Eddings I believe has over 20, and I really highly recommend his Belgariad/Mallorean series for those who love fantasy. Some of his early works were non-fantasy, but I can't remember which genre they actually were!
Does Toni Morrison count? Trying to figure this out - 11 novels, 6 children's books, then non-fiction and plays...so that must take it over 20.If so, I'm reading The Bluest Eye
according to wikipedia:Isabel Allende Gabriel García Márquez Joy Fielding Émile Zola Paul Theroux Susan Elizabeth Phillips Lewis Carroll Paulo Coelho Banana Yoshimoto Karin Slaughter Cecelia Ahern (including short stories) Marian Keyes Frederica de Cesco Sabine Thiesler Kerstin Gier
I'll probably read something by Dick Francis--he's one of my go-to authors when I want a good suspense novel.
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